Suggested order of reading:

0.  Briefly take a look at python-philosophy.pdf  (about 9 slides)
1.  python-getting-started.txt
2.  Some fun examples:  snowfall-boston.py and snowfall-boston-graph.py
3.  python-tutorial-new.txt

Optionally, you can try out:
  python cs_courses_mechanize.py
It has worke on Khoury computers at least since Fall, 2014.  It depends on some
standard Python libraries that may not be present on other computers.
Don't forget to look inside the file cs_courses_mechanize.py, to get a
feeling how it works.